Where does “ກະປິ” come from?
ກະປິ (Lao) comes from Thai กะปิ, from Burmese ငါးပိ, from Burmese ငါး, from Sino-Tibetan *l-ŋaʔ.
ກະປິ (Lao): fermented shrimp paste used as a condiment
Definitions
- fermented shrimp paste used as a condiment
Ancestry of “ກະປິ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Thai | กะปิ | shrimp paste |
| 2 | Burmese | ငါးပိ | ngapi; fish preserve; fish or shrimp paste |
| 3 | Burmese | ငါး | five; fish |
| 4 | Sino-Tibetan | *l-ŋaʔ | — |